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COELENTERES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Coelenterata
1, record 1, English, Coelenterata
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phylum of solitary or colonial animals whose bodies consist of ectodermal and endodermal layers but lack a mesoderm; two forms, polyps and medusae, occur and may characterize alternate generations. 1, record 1, English, - Coelenterata
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cœlentérés
1, record 1, French, c%26oelig%3Blent%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] des animaux pluricellulaires aquatiques, à tissus différenciés et possédant une symétrie radiée. [...] se présentent dans la nature actuelle sous deux formes qui se succèdent par alternance de générations : une forme fixée ou «polype» et une forme libre ou «méduse», ou sous l'une ou l'autre de ces formes. 1, record 1, French, - c%26oelig%3Blent%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-11-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coelenterates
1, record 2, English, coelenterates
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Corals belong to the large and varied phylum of coelenterates, which are simple multicellular animals. The phylum's name is from the Greek koilos, hollow, and enteron, gut, because the main body cavity of its members is the digestive cavity. 2, record 2, English, - coelenterates
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Cœlentérés
1, record 2, French, C%26oelig%3Blent%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe zoologique rassemblant les Cnidaires et les Cténaires. 2, record 2, French, - C%26oelig%3Blent%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les coraux appartiennent au grand embranchement des Cœlentérés. Ce nom vient du grec koilos qui signifie cavité et enteron qui veut dire intestin; en effet, la cavité digestive est la principale cavité du corps de ces animaux. 3, record 2, French, - C%26oelig%3Blent%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- celentéreos
1, record 2, Spanish, celent%C3%A9reos
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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